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Dorcas Summers 1762–1814 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Feb 1762

Birth Location: Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 1814

Death Location: Iredell, North Carolina, United States

Father: William Sr.

Mother: Mary Wheat

Spouse(s): Zachariah Jacobs

Children(s): Tabitha Jacobs, Samuel Jacobs, Hezekiah Jacobs, John Jacobs, Tabitha Jacobs, Amos Jacobs, James Jacobs, Amy Jacobs, Sarah Jacobs, Amos Jacobs, Sivel Jacobs, Amy Jacobs, William Jacobs, Levi Jacobs, Mary Jacobs, Solomon Jacobs, William Jacobs

Dorcas Summers was born in 1762 in Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland, United States, the child of William Summers Sr And Mary Ann Wheat. Dorcas Summers married Zachariah Jacobs, and had children including Amos Jacobs, Amy Wheat Jacobs, Hezekiah Jacobs, James Jacobs, John Calvin Jacobs, Levi Jacobs, Mary Jacobs, Samuel Jacobs, Sarah Jacobs, Sivel Civel Jacobs, Solomon Jacobs, Tabitha Jacobs, William Curtis Jacobs, William Jacobs. Dorcas Summers passed away in 1814 in Iredell, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Dorcas Summers was born in 1762 in Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland, United States, the child of William Summers Sr And Mary Ann Wheat.
  • Dorcas Summers married Zachariah Jacobs, and had children including Amos Jacobs, Amy Wheat Jacobs, Hezekiah Jacobs, James Jacobs, John Calvin Jacobs, Levi Jacobs, Mary Jacobs, Samuel Jacobs, Sarah Jacobs, Sivel Civel Jacobs, Solomon Jacobs, Tabitha Jacobs, William Curtis Jacobs, William Jacobs.
  • Dorcas Summers passed away in 1814 in Iredell, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sr.
1726–1799
Birth Location: Prince George's, Maryland, British Colonial America
WS
Mary Wheat
1727–1797
Birth Location: Iredell, North Carolina, United States
MW

Spouses(s)

Zachariah Jacobs
1751–1827
Birth Location: Sugar Loaf Hundred, Frederick, Maryland, USA
ZJ

Children(s)

Tabitha Jacobs
1784–1850
Birth Location: Rowan, , North Carolina, USA
TJ
Samuel Jacobs
1798–1850
Birth Location: Brunswick County, North Carolina, USA
SJ
Hezekiah Jacobs
1795–
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
HJ
John Jacobs
1805–
Birth Location: Brunswick, North Carolina, USA
JJ
Tabitha Jacobs
1782–1850
Birth Location: , Rowan, North Carolina, USA
TJ
Amos Jacobs
1794–
Birth Location: North Carolina
AJ
James Jacobs
1775–1860
Birth Location: Robeson County, North Carolina, USA
JJ
Amy Jacobs
1783–1814
Birth Location: Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
AJ
Sarah Jacobs
1794–1849
Birth Location: –
SJ
Amos Jacobs
1791–1866
Birth Location: Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland, United States
AJ
Sivel Jacobs
1794–1860
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
SJ
Amy Jacobs
1783–1814
Birth Location: Iredell, North Carolina, USA
AJ
William Jacobs
1780–1821
Birth Location: Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
WJ
Levi Jacobs
1786–1850
Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
LJ
Mary Jacobs
1784–
Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
MJ
Solomon Jacobs
1780–
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
SJ
William Jacobs
1791–1888
Birth Location: , Brunswick, North Carolina, USA
WJ

Dorcas Summers's Ancestors

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Dorcas Summers
1762–1814
Birth Place: Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland, United States
Parents
William Summers Sr.
1726–1799
Prince George's, Maryland, British Colonial America
Mary (Ann) Wheat
1727–1797
Iredell, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorcas Summers's Descendants

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Dorcas Summers (20 Feb 1762–1814) m. Zachariah Jacobs (1751–Abt 1827)
  1. 1. Tabitha Jacobs 1784–1850 m. Rezin Gaither 1780–1848
    1. 1. Enoch (Arthur) Gaither 1829–1912 m. Mary (Emirintha) Larimore 1830–1908 m. Ematha Gaither 1831–1908
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Gaither 1865–1948 m. James (C.) Melton 1865–1891
        1. 1. Rosetta ((Zettye)) Melton 1890–1972 m. Edward (B "Edd") Thornsberry 1884–1939
        2. 2. Mary (Jane) Melton 1887–1971 m. John (Benjamin) Thornberry 1884–1951
        3. 3. Enoch (Dempsy Craton) Melton 1889–1971 m. Mary (Francis) Melton 1912–1983
        4. 4. Permilia (Ann) Melton 1884–1966 m. John (B.) Ball 1863–1923 m. Eli (R) Beezer 1869–1955
        5. 5. Emaranthe (Isabelle) Melton 1885–1914 m. James (Edmond) Gazaway 1883–1973
      2. 2. James (Arthur) Gaither 1851–1919 m. Susan (A) Smith 1855–1931 m. Isabell (Caroline) Corder 1853–1903
        1. 1. Idella (Isabella) Sadler 1887–1965
        2. 2. Vada Smith 1889–1920 m. Scott Smith 1889–1956
        3. 3. Allice Gaither 1892–1974
        4. 4. Nora (Alva) Gaither 1895–1986 m. Amos Sadler 1891–1970
        5. 5. Bishop Smith 1883–
        6. 6. Eva Foshee 1881–
        7. 7. Rufus Foshee 1883–
        8. 8. Virgia Foshee 1886–1929 m. James (Albert) Baker 1881–1950
        9. 9. Violery Gaither 1881–1881
        10. 10. Harriet (E) Gaither 1882–1883
        11. 11. Louisiana Gaither 1874–
        12. 12. Susanna Gaither 1874–1874
        13. 13. James (Lewis) Gaither 1884–1975
        14. 14. Enoch (Riley) Gaither 1872–1928
        15. 15. Emirintha (M. "Emma") Gaither 1875–1904
        16. 16. Martha (Ann) Gaither 1877–1881
        17. 17. William (T) Gaither 1879–1881
      3. 3. Thomas (Craten) Gaither 1853–1920 m. Julia (Ann (Corder)) Gaither 1849–1900 m. Martha (A) Miller 1865–1924
        1. 1. J. (L.) Gaither 1891–1913
        2. 2. Emarantha (Ridley "Rozetta") Gaither 1873– m. Andrew (Jack "Andy") Waggoner 1874–1938 m. George (W) Shepherd 1861– m. Chas (W) Clinton 1865–
        3. 3. Eunice (Eve) Gaither 1889–1974
        4. 4. Mary (M. "Dora") Gaither 1879–1963 m. Monty (Monroe) Farr 1878–1947 m. Thomas (F) Milligan 1878–
        5. 5. Visie Newman 1902–1965 m. Arthur (Lee) Newman 1902–1974
        6. 6. Wavie Gaither 1905–1979 m. George (Elmer) Newman 1904–1996
        7. 7. Zena Giather 1903– m. George (Napoleon Counts) :Army\WWI 1895–1953
      4. 4. John (W) Gaither 1870–1883
      5. 5. E (B) Gaither 1859–1859
    2. 2. Thomas (Benjamin) Gaither 1822–1863
  2. 2. Samuel Jacobs 1798–1850
  3. 3. Hezekiah Jacobs 1795–
  4. 4. John (Calvin) Jacobs 1805–
  5. 5. Tabitha Jacobs 1782–1850
  6. 6. Amos Jacobs 1794–
  7. 7. James Jacobs 1775–1860
  8. 8. Amy (Wheat) Jacobs 1783–1814
  9. 9. Sarah Jacobs 1794–1849
  10. 10. Amos Jacobs 1791–1866
  11. 11. Sivel ((Civel)) Jacobs 1794–1860
  12. 12. Amy (Wheat) Jacobs 1783–1814
  13. 13. William Jacobs 1780–1821
  14. 14. Levi Jacobs 1786–1850
  15. 15. Mary Jacobs 1784–
  16. 16. Solomon Jacobs 1780–
  17. 17. William (Curtis) Jacobs 1791–1888

Dorcas Summers's Timeline

2 Records

1762
20 Feb 1762
Birth of Dorcas Summers in Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland, United States
Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland, United States
1814
1814
Age 52
Death of Dorcas Summers in Iredell, North Carolina, United States
Iredell, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1762
    Event Place: Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland, United States
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1814
    Event Place: Iredell, North Carolina, United States
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